The following sentence has been divided into four parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Honesty / is / a best / policy.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. a best.
- The error in the sentence "Honesty is a best policy" lies in the use of the article "a" before the superlative adjective "best."
- In this corrected version, the definite article "the" is used before the superlative adjective "best" to indicate that honesty is the most excellent or advantageous policy among all possible options.
- So "the" should be used instead of "a."